Today’s industries are advancing at an ever increasing pace. To remain at the forefront, organizations must continue to innovate or risk falling behind. Alongside real estate brokers, financial institutions, government, post-secondaries, real estate foundations and startup entrepreneurs with relevant technologies, your expertise will inform an answer to the central question: what are the key priorities for modernizing the real estate industry in Alberta and how can we work together to advance solutions?
The Workshop:
Please join the Alberta Real Estate Foundation (AREF) and Platform Calgary for an interactive workshop which will explore technology-driven solutions to support the modernization of the real estate trust account process.
This is the first phase of a new partnership between AREF and Platform Calgary that will explore real estate industry challenges through an innovation lab model. A lab is a platform for industry to collaborate and experiment on new ideas that can be tested and iterated on quickly. Insights from the workshop will be used to design an innovation lab that will address the real estate industry’s most pressing challenges and help develop innovative solutions.
Facilitated by The Natural Step, the workshop agenda will include discussions, activities and lunch.
Agenda:
8:00 AM - Networking and Registration
8:30 AM - Welcome, Introductions and Opening Remarks
8:45 AM - Exploring Key Opportunities and Challenges in Modernizing Real Estate
9:45 AM - Break
10:00 AM - A Closer Look: Examining the Trust Fund Workflow Challenge in a "Rapid-Lab" Process
12:00 PM - Lunch (provided)
12:45 PM - Where Else to Focus? Identifying Priorities for Multi-stakeholder Collaboration
1:45 PM - Next Steps and Closing Remarks
2 PM - Workshop End
Date: Thursday February 6, 2020
Location: University of Calgary’s City Building Design Lab | Main Floor - 616 Macleod Trail SE
If you are unable to attend the Real Estate Industry Workshop, please pass the invitation onto your designate or appropriate contact(s).
In partnership with the Real Estate Foundation of British Columbia (REFBC) Platform Calgary will also be hosting a workshop in Vancouver. For more details on this session please email rsvp@platformcalgary.com.
